Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle Sale (Steers 379, Heifers 679, Bulls 341)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.47/cwt on 679 head.

Average price

$125.47

679 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$598

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Small 1

$20.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.50

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	456	127.19	580	188
Medium and Large 1	477	126.30	603	279
Medium and Large 2	496	126.26	627	174
Small 1	488	107.14	523	38

One grade step is worth $20.05/cwt here — about $57 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale679 hd

125.47

—

VA average11 barns · 2,219 hd

122.96

+2.50

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

55 lots · USDA AMS · Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Rustburg, VA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	519	8
Heifers	Small 1	—	544	104.35/cwt	98.00–105.00	568	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	130.24/cwt	124.50–138.50	466	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	549	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	681	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	129.71/cwt	118.50–133.75	575	159
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	785	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	116.74/cwt	109.00–117.00	740	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	116.98/cwt	109.00–117.25	737	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	614	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	761	5
Bulls	Small 1	—	575	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	713	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	478	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	600	9
Bulls	Small 1	—	341	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	486	9
Bulls	Small 1	—	414	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	571	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	169.75/cwt	169.75–169.75	708	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	344	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	617	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	145.33/cwt	139.00–145.50	695	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	768	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	494	144.44/cwt	142.00–144.50	714	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	169.57/cwt	163.00–169.75	705	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	780	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	346	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	619	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	636	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	789	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	167.58/cwt	165.50–168.00	742	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	178.51/cwt	169.00–179.50	648	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	859	14
Steers	Small 1	—	371	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	545	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	146.05/cwt	146.00–147.00	787	79
Steers	Small 1	—	715	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	164.75/cwt	164.75–164.75	758	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	746	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	974	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	176.15/cwt	167.00–177.00	638	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	148.82/cwt	148.75–152.00	810	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	931	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	889	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	685	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	457	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	683	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	674	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	344	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	502	6
Steers	Small 1	—	455	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	644	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	497	1
Steers	Small 1	—	538	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	705	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	357	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	394	12
Heifers	Small 1	—	628	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	641	8
Heifers	Small 1	—	443	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	501	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	700	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	113.75/cwt	108.00–114.00	604	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	122.10/cwt	116.50–122.25	665	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	139.13/cwt	134.00–139.50	504	58

How this sale compares

Virginia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Rustburg, VA

Mon Jan 13, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Richmond, VA (LS-RH)

Receipts 1,399Last week 996Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle Sale (Steers 379, Heifers 679, Bulls 341)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	468	111.00	111.00
30	—	630	109.00–117.25	116.98
1	—	775	101.00	101.00
77	—	545	116.50–122.25	122.10
58	—	362	134.00–139.50	139.13
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	544	98.00–105.00	104.35
12	—	357	110.50	110.50
8	—	628	102.00	102.00
7	—	443	113.00	113.00
1	—	700	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	358	124.50–138.50	130.24
81	—	455	130.00	130.00
70	—	549	124.00	124.00
10	—	737	106.50	106.50
29	—	634	109.00–117.00	116.74
1	—	565	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
159	—	443	118.50–133.75	129.71
4	—	615	109.00	109.00
23	—	531	108.00–114.00	113.75
2	—	327	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	614	124.00	124.00
51	—	417	169.75	169.75
42	—	344	179.50	179.50
39	—	478	139.00–145.50	145.33
38	—	563	136.50	136.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	124.00	124.00
9	—	478	125.50	125.50
9	—	341	142.50	142.50
8	—	414	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	494	142.00–144.50	144.44
40	—	416	163.00–169.75	169.57
26	—	561	139.00	139.00
21	—	346	179.00	179.00
10	—	636	124.00	124.00
1	—	540	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	443	165.50–168.00	167.58
21	—	363	169.00–179.50	178.51
14	—	641	134.00	134.00
44	—	544	148.75–152.00	148.82
6	—	745	125.00	125.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	371	147.00	147.00
2	—	715	113.00	113.00
8	—	455	141.50	141.50
4	—	538	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	539	146.00–147.00	146.05
48	—	460	164.75	164.75
15	—	746	130.50	130.50
12	—	362	167.00–177.00	176.15
50	—	644	138.00	138.00
2	—	420	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	110.00	110.00
10	—	457	149.50	149.50
9	—	535	126.00	126.00
6	—	344	146.00	146.00
1	—	360	138.00	138.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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